5.  The applicants were born in 1941, 1952 and in 1951 respectively. They live in the town of Novovoronezh in the Voronezh Region.
6.  The applicants are Chernobyl pensioners. They brought court actions against the Welfare Office of Novovoronezh seeking to recover the unpaid allowances.
7.  On 16 June 2003 the Novovoronezh Town Court of the Voronezh Region (“the Town Court”) awarded the first applicant 26,623.96 Russian roubles (RUB). On 11 September 2003 the Voronezh Regional Court (“the Regional Court”) upheld the judgment. It was fully enforced on 7 June 2005.
8.  On 17 February 2004 the Town Court awarded the first applicant RUB 23,109.10 in arrears relating to a disability allowance and rejected her claims for an increase of the disability allowance. On 1 April 2004 the Regional Court quashed the judgment of 17 February 2004 in so far as it had rejected the first applicant's claim for an increase of the allowance and held that as of 1 January 2004 she was entitled to a monthly disability allowance of RUB 9,267.76, to be index-linked in future. The Regional Court upheld the remaining part of the judgment of 17 February 2004 concerning the arrears. The judgment of 17 February 2004, as modified on 1 April 2004, was enforced in full on 4 August 2005.
9.  On 16 March 2004 the Town Court recovered in the first applicant's favour RUB 4,329.72 in arrears relating to a food allowance and RUB 643.85 in arrears relating to an annual disability allowance. The judgment acquired legal force on 26 March 2004. It has not been enforced to date.
10.  On 7 December 2000 the Town Court awarded the second applicant RUB 6,744.70 in arrears relating to a disability allowance. On 27 November 2002 the judgment was enforced in full. On 17 February 2003 the Presidium of the Voronezh Regional Court quashed the judgment of 7 December 2000, by way of supervisory review, and remitted the case for a fresh examination to the first instance court. On 9 April 2003, after a fresh examination, the Town Court ordered the second applicant to return the sum awarded to her by the judgment of 7 December 2000. The court furthermore decided that she was entitled to a food allowance in the amount of RUB 860.18. The parties did not appeal against the judgment and it entered into force on 19 April 2003. It has not been enforced to date.
11.  On 9 June 2003 the Town Court awarded the second applicant RUB 24,197.28. On 10 July 2003 the Regional Court upheld the judgment. It was fully enforced on 17 December 2004.
12.  On 17 February 2004 the Town Court allowed the second applicant's claim for recovery of RUB 21,002.82 in arrears relating to a disability allowance and dismissed her claim for an adjustment of the allowance. On 6 April 2004 the Regional Court upheld the judgment of 17 February 2004 in so far as it concerned the arrears but quashed the judgment in so far as it had rejected the claim for an adjustment of the allowance and held that as of 1 January 2004 the second applicant was entitled to a monthly disability allowance in the amount of RUB 6,532.34. The judgment of 17 February 2004, as modified on 6 April 2004, was fully enforced on 25 August 2005.
13.  On 15 March 2004 the Town Court awarded the second applicant RUB 4,329.72 in arrears relating to her food allowance and RUB 643.85 in arrears relating to her annual disability allowance. The judgment entered into force on 25 March 2004. It has not been enforced to date.
14.  On 17 May 2004 the Town Court awarded the second applicant RUB 11,894.20 in arrears relating to her disability allowance. The court furthermore held that as of 1 April 2004 she was entitled to a monthly disability allowance in the amount of RUB 7,096.60, to be index-linked in future. The judgment entered into force on 27 May 2004. It was fully enforced on 23 November 2005.
15.  On 17 June 2003 the Town Court awarded the third applicant RUB 19,315.50. On 14 August 2003 the Regional Court upheld the judgment. It was fully enforced on 17 December 2004.
16.  On 16 March 2004 the Town Court awarded the third applicant RUB 4,329 in arrears relating to his food allowance and RUB 643.85 in arrears relating to his annual disability allowance. The judgment acquired legal force on 26 March 2004. It has not been enforced to date.
17.  On 24 March 2004 the Town Court recovered in the third applicant's favour RUB 16,765.50 in arrears relating to his disability allowance. The judgment entered into force on 5 April 2004. It was fully enforced on 3 August 2005.
18.  On 6 May 2004 the Town Court awarded the third applicant RUB 9,494.52 in arrears relating to his disability allowance. The court furthermore held that as of 1 April 2004 he was entitled to a monthly disability allowance in the amount of RUB 5,664.84, to be index-linked in future. The judgment acquired legal force on 17 May 2004. It was enforced in full on 11 November 2005.